Standalone Multiformat DVD Recorder

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We all know that there are currently a few multiformat DVD recorder drives available but does anyone perhaps know if there is currently a multiformat standalone DVD recorder capable of burning both + and - discs .... if not is there anything in the pipeline.
Secondly, does anyone perhaps know if there is a standalone DVD player / recorder (dual/side by side) where one simply inserts the DVD to be recorded from in one side and the blank media in the other and then hit the record button.

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We all know that there are currently a few multiformat DVD recorder drives available but does anyone perhaps know if there is currently a multiformat standalone DVD recorder capable of burning both + and - discs .... if not is there anything in the pipeline.

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Sony have such a machine out - it records to DVD-RW/-R and DVD+RW (not DVD+R or DVD-RAM). It also only has limited support for DVD+RW - but your not really missing much as DVD-RW is fully supported (VRO mode etc). It's good machine, if somewhat expensive. A cheaper version (but essentially the same) will be available in the new year.

Secondly, does anyone perhaps know if there is a standalone DVD player / recorder (dual/side by side) where one simply inserts the DVD to be recorded from in one side and the blank media in the other and then hit the record button.

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No - and it's unlikely to happen due to copyright protection. The ability to dub from DVD-R to the HDD on the HS2 was disabled for this very reason. Non-protected stuff can be copied by hooking up a DVD player to any DVD recorder but it won't copying if the stuff is copy-protected. As I understand it copying DVDs is not an 'allowed topic' on this forum.